If you have browsed a lot of Internet sites, you've probably encountered some error message now and again. An error can occur when the web hosting server can't process a request (Error 400), if you have to log in so that you can see some content and you have not done so (Error 401), if you are not allowed to access some webpage (Error 403) or when a link leads to a file that isn't on the hosting server (Error 404). Getting such messages may sometimes be frustrating as the pages don't have anything in common with the actual site. That’s why some web hosting providers permit you to apply your own error pages which will match the layout of your own website and which could have any content which you want - details why the error has taken place, a suggestion how to proceed or even some witty comment. This sort of feature can help you keep the visitor on the site no matter the error or the reason for it.

Custom Error Pages in Cloud Website Hosting

You'll be able to set up customized error pages for each of your domains or subdomains. The feature is supported by all cloud website hosting plans that we provide, so once you log in to the Hepsia Control Panel and go to the Hosted Domains section, you can easily click on the Edit button for a domain/subdomain and in the pop-up that"ll be displayed, you can choose the kind of error page that should appear - a default one from our system, a typical Apache server page or a personalized one. For the last mentioned option, you have to assign the URL to the page, so if you use customized pages, you have to upload the files in your hosting account first. One other way is to use an .htaccess file positioned inside the domain or subdomain folder with a line for every error type. The correct syntax can be found in our Knowledge Base, so that you can use this feature even if you don't have any previous experience.

Custom Error Pages in Semi-dedicated Hosting

All of our Linux semi-dedicated hosting support customized error pages, so you will be able to employ this feature for every single domain or subdomain hosted in your account. All it will take to do this is to navigate to the Hosted Domains section of the Hepsia CP, to click on the Edit button related to the given domain/subdomain and then to type the link to the custom file. You can do this independently for each and every error type. You shall be able to switch back to a generic error page whenever you want if required and the change will take effect immediately. Another way to get the exact same result is to put an .htaccess file inside the domain or subdomain folder related to the Internet site which you'd like to edit and to input a few lines of code inside it. If you would like to try this method, you can copy and paste the necessary code from our Knowledge Base article on custom error pages, hence you'll not need any coding skills or prior experience.